Mounting for eyeglasses.



J. PRIEDLANDER.

MOUNTING FOR EYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 81, 1911.

1,09 1,825. Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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NT F1FL JOSEPH FRIEDLANDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MOUNTING FOR EYEGLASSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, acre.

Application filed March 31, 1911. Serial No. 613,108.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OSEPI-I FRIEDLANDER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the State, county, andcity of New York, borough. of Manhattan, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Mountings for Eyeglasses, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in eyeglasses, and moreparticularly to the construction of the nose clip and the means forsupporting and attaching the same to the bridge, frame or other adjacentparts of the eyeglasses.

The main features hereinafter described and claimed in this applicationare disclosed in my prior application Serial No. 549,143, filed March 11, 1910.

One of the main objects of my invention is to facilitate the adjustment30f the clip, whereby the latter may be readily bent to any desiredposition, so as to fit the nose of the wearer.

By means of my improved construction, the two clips may be broughttoward or from each other, raised or lowered and moved toward or fromthe plane of the lenses without interfering with the normal operation ofthe clips in placing the eyeglasses upon or removing them from the nose.

A further important feature of my invention relates to the attachment ofthe nose clip to a lever in that type of eyeglasses in which a rigidbridge is employed and to which the clips are movably secured. By meansof my invention the clips may have a limited movement in respect totheir corresponding levers, and the screws which hold the clips in placehave a firm hold in the parts through which they extend.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, which form a partof this specification, and in which similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts in the different views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank from which I may form one embodimentof my improved lever; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a lever formedfrom the blank shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of aportion of a pair of eyeglasses showing my improved lever and clip; Fig.4: is a plan view of a slightly modified construct-ion in which the clipis provided with two arms for engagement with the lever; Fig. 5 is aside elevation of a portion of the construction shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6is a rear view of a clip constructed in accordance with my invention andof the character shown in F 1g. 3; Fig. 7 is an edge elevation of theclip shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a rear view of a clip constructed foruse in glasses having a spring bow and rigid clip; Fig. 9 is an edgeview of the clip shown in Fig. 8 and a portion of the adjacent parts towhich it is connected; and Fig. 10 is a perspective v1ew of a clip withthe plurality of leaves integral with the clip rather than integral withthe lever.

' My improved clip in one of the forms shown, is adapted. for use with amovable lever, while in another form it is adapted for use witheyeglasses having a spring bow. In the form in which a lever isemployed, my present invention does not in any way involve the means forpivotally mounting the lover or controlling its movement by springpressure. For mounting the lever, I preferably employ the means shown inmy prior application above referred to, although it is evident that anyother suitable form of connection might be employed.

In Figs. 3 and 4, I have shown a part of a pair of eyeglasses in whichthere is a rigid bridge 12 terminating in a lens clamp 13 for holding alens 14. Intermediate bet-ween the body of the bow and the lens clamp, asuit able pivot pin 15 serves to mount a lever one end of which isconnected to a nose clip and the other end of which constitutes a fingergrip. The specific form of lever illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 8 has acentral or body portion 16 for pivot-ally mounting at the end of thebridge, and one end of the lever is bent to form a finger grip 17. Theopposite end of the lever has a circular portion 18 constituting a leaf,and integral with this leaf at one side thereof is a second leaf 19connected by a short intermediate portion 20, and at another side is athird leaf 21 connected by a slightly longer intermediate portion 22. Informing the lever from the blank, the leaf 18 is bent so as to liesubstantially at right angles to the general direction of the length ofthe lever, and the leaf 19 is bent so as to lie closely and firmly inengagement with one surface of this leaf 18. The leaf 21 is bent so asto lie parallel to the leaf 18, but spaced a short distance therefrom toleave a socket ofa width approximately equal to the width of one of theleaves. The intermediate portion 22 holds the two leaves 18 and 21substantially rigid in respect to each other, and in this intermediateportion I may, if desired, provide an aperture 23, a function of whichwill be set forth more fully hereinafter. In connection with this lever,I preferably employ the clip substantially as shown in Figs. 6 and 7This clip is formed from a piece of sheet metal, and has a main or bodyportion 24 of any desired form for proper engagement with the side ofthe bridge of the nose. The body has an arm preferably integraltherewith and connected to the lower front edge of the body. By thefront edge, I mean the edge which is in front when the eyeglasses are inplace on the wearer. The arm has a portion 25 which is folded back tolie substantially parallel to the rear face of the body and extendssubstantially diagonal and upward across the rear face. of the body.From the upper end of this diagonal portion is an upwardly extendingportion 26 also lying in a plane substantially parallel to the plane ofthe body and terminating preferably at a short distance above the centerof the body. At the upper end of this upwardly extending portion, thearm is bent outwardly to form a substantially horizontal portion 27extending outwardly in a plane substantially at right angles to thegeneral plane of the body. At the front edge ofthis horizontal portion27, there is a very short extension 28 toward the outer end of thehorizontal portion, and from this extension 28 there is a dependingportion 29. This depending portion constitutes what may be called aleaf, and is adapted for insertion between the leaves 18 and 21 of thelever. The four leaves 18, 19, 29 and 21 are perforated to receive apivot, and this pivot is preferably in the form of a screw 30 havingthreaded engagement in the two leaves 18 and 19. These two leaves lieclosely adjacent to each other, so that the leaf 19 may be considered asconstituting a lock nut for preventing the screw 30 from working loose.The leaf 29 is illustrated as having an upwardly extending lug orprojection 31, which may enter the opening 23 so as to prevent rotationof the leaf 29 in respect to the other two leaves. Preferably the lug issomewhat narrower than the opening 23, so that a limited rotation ispermitted. The extent of this rotation may be readily controlled byvarying the width of the lug 31.

By forming the clip as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 the body of the clipmay be moved directly toward the righthand side of the position shown inFig. 7 by slightly bending the clip at the intersection of the portions26 and 27 and at the intersection of the diagonal portion 25 and thebody. The

body of the clip may be readily bent toward or from the plane of thelens by bending the metal at the lower end of the portion 25, and it maybe tilted in its own plane by bending at the intersection of theportions 28 and 29. The plane of the clip may also be varied by bendingat the intersection of the portions 26 and 27. By forming the arm of theclip as above described, it is evident that the body may be supported ina plurality of difierent positions in respect to the lever, and, withthe adjustment from one position to another, may be readily secured bygrasping the parts with a pair of small pincers and bending them in thedesired direction and to the desired extent.

Instead of forming a plurality of leaves on the lever as shown in Fig.2, I may form them upon the clip as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 or asillustrated in Fig. 10. In Fig. l, the body 24 of the clip has two arms26 and 26 one of which terminatesin a leaf 21 and the other of which hastwo leaves 18 and 19. The two leaves 18 and 21 are spaced apart toreceive a leaf 29 integral with the lever. 7

In the form shown in Fig. 10, I provide the clip with a body portion 24and an arm having the diagonal portion 25 and the up right portion 26.To the upper end of this upright portion are three leaves 18, 19 and 21.In this case, the leaves 18 and 21 are spaced apart to receive a leaf ofthe lever. Preferably the upright portion 26 has a slot therein betweenthe two leaves 18 and 21, to receive a lug on the lever and limit orprevent the rotation of the clip.

In adapting my improved clip to eyeglasses of that type in which thereare no levers but in which the bow or bridge is formed of spring metal,I may employ the construction shown in Figs. 8 and 9. In this form, theclip has a body portion 24 and an arm having a diagonal portion 25extending upwardly and across the rear surface of the body from thelower front edge of the latter. This diagonal portion carries anupwardly extending portion 26 lying along the rear surface of the bodyand extending lengthwise thereof, and from the upper end of this portionthere is an offset 27 terminating in a leaf 29 The leaf may be directlyconnected to a stud 32 carried by the lens mount 33. A screw 34K whichsecures the leaf in place may also secure in place the end of the springbow 85. This clip is capable of many of the same adjustments as the clipshown in Figs. 6 and 7.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A mounting for eyeglasses including a clip having a body'portion andan arm ex-. tending diagonally and upwardly adjacent to the back surface.of the body from the lower portion of said body, thence extend ingupwardly along said back surface, thence outwardly substantially atright angles to said body, and having a terminal portion in a plane,substantially at right angles to the plane of the lastmentio nedportion, and means secured to said terminal portion for supporting saidclip.

2. A mounting for eyeglasses including a clip having a body portion andan arm adjacent to the back surface of the body and extending upwardlyand rearwardly from the lower front edge of said body, and thenceextending upwardly along said back surface and offset at its upper end,and means secured to said offset upper end for supporting said clip.

3. A mounting for eyeglasses including a clip having a body portion andan arm integral therewith at the lower front edge thereof and foldedback to lie adjacent to the back surface of said body and extendingupwardly along said surface and terminating in an offset upper end, andmeans secured to said upper end for supporting said clip.

4. A mounting for eyeglasses including a clip having a body portion andan arm extending upwardly along the back surface of said body from thelower portion thereof, the upper portion of said arm being bentoutwardly in a plane substantially at right angles to the general planeof said body portion, and provided with a terminal portion at an angleto said outwardly extend ing portion, and means secured to said terminalportion for supporting said clip.

5. A mounting for eyeglasses including a clip having a body portion andan arm extending diagonally upward and rearward from the lower frontedge of said body, adj acent to the back surface of said body, andhaving a portion extending outwardly, substantially at right angles tothe general plane of said body, and a terminal portion at an angle tosaid last-mentioned portion, and means secured to said terminal portionfor supporting the clip.

(3. A mounting for eyeglasses including a clip having a body portion andan arm having a body portion extending outwardly, substantially at rightangles to the general plane of the body, and a terminal portionsubstantially at right angles to the lastmentioned portion, and meanssecured to said terminal portion for supporting the clip.

7. A mounting for eyeglasses having pivoted levers, each having anextension folded back to lie closely adjacent to one surface of aportion of the lever, and having a second extension folded back adjacentto the opposite surface of said portion but spaced therefrom, the cliphaving an arm extending between said portion and said last-mentionedextension, a screw extending through said arm and said lever portion andthrough both of said extensions, having threaded engagement with saidfirst-mentioned extension, and means at one edge of said arm forengaging with said lever to limit the rotation of the arm about saidscrew as a pivot.

8. A mounting for eyeglasses having a pivoted lever having an extensionfolded back to lie closely adjacent to one surface of a portion of thelever, a clip having an arm disposed adjacent to the opposite surface ofsaid portion and a screw extending through said arm and said leverportion, and having threaded engagement with said extension.

9. A mounting for eyeglasses having pivoted levers each having anextension folded back to lie closely adjacent to one surface of aportion of the lever, and having a second extension folded back to lieadjacent to the opposite surface of said portion but spaced therefrom, aclip having an arm extending between said portion and saidlast-mentioned extension, and a pivot extending through said arm, saidlever portion and both of said extensions.

10. A mounting for eyeglasses having pivoted levers each having asubstantially U- shaped socket at the outer end thereof, and anextension folded back to lie adjacent to the outer surface of one wallof said socket, a clip having an arm extending into said socket and ascrew extending through the walls of said socket and through said arm,and having threaded engagement with said extension.

11. A mounting for eyeglasses having a supporting member having an armportion, a clip having an arm portion, one of said arm portions havingtwo substantially parallel leaves and an extension folded back intoengagement with the outer surface of one of said leaves, the other ofsaid arm portions having a leaf disposed between the said leaves of theother arm portion.

12. A mounting for eyeglasses having a pivoted lever having an armportion, a clip having an arm portion disposed adjacent one surface ofan arm portion of the lever, and one of said arm portions having anextension folded back upon itself, and a screw extending through both ofsaid arm portions and having threaded engagement within said extension.

13. A mounting for eyeglasses including a clip having a body portion andan arm disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the back surface ofthe body and extending diagonally upward and rearward from the lowerforward edge of said body and thence extending upwardly along said backsurface and means secured to said upper end for supporting said clip.

14. A mounting for eyeglasses having nose clips, each having an armincluding a part extending diagonally across the back surface Intestimony whereof I have signed my of sald 011p from the forward edgethereof name to thls specification 1n the presence of and a second partextendlng longitudinally two subscrlbing wltnesses.

along said clip and angularly relative to I V JOSEPH FRIEDLANDER. saidfirst-mentioned part, and a pivoted le- Witnesses: ver secured to saidarm for supporting the C. W. FAIRBANK,

clip. W. ,C. CAMPBELL.

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